ABOUT ME
Vancouver-based Film Industry Set Designer, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, AutoCAD Architectural Technician, Architectural Photoshop Renderer, Software Instructor, Published Writer, Jewellery Designer, Stained Glass Artist and amateur Photographer.
My academic training includes seven years of education in: Interior Design (associate diploma); University undergraduate studies; AutoCAD III (diploma); Printing and Pre-press (diploma); Graphic Design (diploma); Web Publishing; and Web Marketing (certificates).
I have been working in both the technical (architectural drafting) and design (graphics) fields since 1992. I taught AutoCAD and Adobe InDesign for the Vancouver School Board (1993 to 2014) and Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator for Vancouver Community College (2012-2013) in Vancouver, BC. I work as a freelance Architectural AutoCAD Technician, Graphic Designer, tutor and web designer. Recently, I have been working in the Film Industry as a Set Designer and Graphic Designer.
RESUME (updated February 2024)
Some of MY PORTFOLIOS
Set Design
(AutoCAD)
A set designer is in charge of drafting floor plans, elevations, and details used in designing and creating sets that appear in films and on television. Set Designers work closely with the Art Director in interpreting the vision of the Director and Production Designer.
AutoCAD is one of the world's leading commercial drafting software applications used by architects, project managers, engineers, designers, and other professionals.
Graphic Design
is the methodology of visual communication, and problem-solving through the use of type, space and image. Graphic designers use various methods to create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. ~Wikipedia
Web Design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production of websites. The design process relates to the front-end (client side) design of a website.
Photoshop Overlays
involves using photos of existing buildings and then Photoshopping over top to achieve a realistic interpretation of how the building will look with new finishes and added structures. Perfect for realtors, permit approvals, strata presentations.
Photography
the art or process of producing images. As an amateur photographer I take images for graphic design art projects and also to help with detailing of construction drawings